exaggerate
英 [ɪg'zædʒəreɪt; eg-]
美[ɪɡ'zædʒəret]
- vt. 使扩大；使增大
- vi. 夸大；夸张
助记提示
1、ex- "completely, thoroughly" + ag- "to, toward" + ger- "bear, carry, bring" + -ate.
2、字面含义：completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
3. e‐出 xa‐下 gg‐鸡蛋 (或者：egg倒置为：gge)，下出鸡蛋来的速度被夸大了：e- + xa + gge (egg => 倒置: gge) + rate => exaggerate.
2、字面含义：completely or thoroughly (bring together / carry toward). => completely or thoroughly (heap up / pile up). => heighten, amplify, magnify, accumulate, overstate.
3. e‐出 xa‐下 gg‐鸡蛋 (或者：egg倒置为：gge)，下出鸡蛋来的速度被夸大了：e- + xa + gge (egg => 倒置: gge) + rate => exaggerate.
中文词源
exaggerate 夸大
ex-, 向外。ag-,向。-ger, 携带，带来，词源同gesture,belligerent.
英英释意
- 1. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth;
- "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
- 2. do something to an excessive degree;
- "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"
英文词源
- exaggerate
- exaggerate: [16] Something that is exaggerated is literally ‘piled up’ out of all due proportion; indeed that is what it originally meant in English: ‘With their flipping and flapping up and down in the dirt they exaggerate a mountain of mire’, Philip Stubbes, Anatomy of Abuses 1583. It was not really until the 17th century that the current sense ‘overemphasize’ came to the fore, although it was already present in the word’s Latin original. This was exaggerāre, a compound formed from the intensive prefix exand aggerāre ‘pile up’ (a derivative of agger ‘heap’).
- exaggerate (v.)
- 1530s, "to pile up, accumulate," from Latin exaggeratus, past participle of exaggerare "heighten, amplify, magnify," literally "to heap, pile, load, fill," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + aggerare "heap up, accumulate," figuratively "amplify, magnify," from agger (genitive aggeris) "heap," from aggerere "bring together, carry toward," from assimilated form of ad- "to, toward" (see ad-) + gerere "carry" (see gest). Sense of "overstate" first recorded in English 1560s. Related: Exaggerated; exaggerating.
同义词辨析
exaggerate, magnify
这两个动词均有"夸大，夸张"之意。
exaggerate： 指有意或无意地夸张或夸大，含强烈"过火"意味。
magnify： 本义为"放大或扩大"，引申用与exaggerate含义类似，但不如exaggerate常用。
考试真题
- they tend to exaggerate each other's positive qualities
出自-2013年6月阅读原文
- Its conclusion is purposely exaggerated.
出自-2011年6月阅读原文
- It has been somewhat exaggerated.
出自-2010年6月阅读原文
- They have been somewhat exaggerated.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- Even during the turbulent years of last century, youth rebellion was often exaggerated in the media.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
- For all the new attention devoted to the 1 percent, a new dataset from the Equality of Opportunity Project at Harvard and Berkeley suggests that, if we care about upward mobility overall, we're vastly exaggerating the dangers of the rich-poor gap.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文
- It exaggerates the side effects of goal-setting.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文
- It exaggerated the city's economic problems.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
实用场景例句
- The hotel was really filthy and I'm not exaggerating.
- 我不是夸张，这旅店真的很脏。
牛津词典
- He tends to exaggerate the difficulties.
- 他往往夸大困难。
牛津词典
- I'm sure he exaggerates his Irish accent (= tries to sound more Irish than he really is) .
- 我肯定他把他的爱尔兰口音故意说得很重。
牛津词典
- Demand for the product has been greatly exaggerated.
- 对这项产品的需求给过分夸大了。
牛津词典
- The dress exaggerates her wasp waist and enlarges her bosom.
- 那件连衣裙凸显了她的蜂腰，也让她的胸部看起来更丰满。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- These figures exaggerate the loss of competitiveness...
- 这些数字夸大了竞争力的丧失。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Don't exaggerate...
- 别夸张。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He thinks I'm exaggerating...
- 他觉得我在夸大其词。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- We should neither exaggerate nor ignore the differences.
- 虽然我们不能夸大这些不同,但是我们也不能忽视它们的存在.
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- It is impossible to exaggerate the fact.
- 无论怎样强调这事实,也不嫌过份.
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- In many ways, our social statistics exaggerate the degree of hardship.
- 我们的社会统计数字在许多方面夸大了困难的程度.
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- And if you think I exaggerate, try it.
- 如果你认为我夸大其词, 那麽不妨打开电视试试.
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- Perhaps they exaggerate his illness.
- 也许他们把他的病情夸大了吧.
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- Don't exaggerate the difficulties of your work.
- 别夸大你的工作困难.
辞典例句
- In fact, the student is likely to exaggerate the problems.
- 事实上, 他们很可能夸大问题.
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- We can't exaggerate his scientific attainment.
- 我们无法估量他在科学上的造诣.
《简明英汉词典》
- This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting.
- 这个人言过其实,就会吹牛皮放大炮.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- If you exaggerate, people will no longer believe you.
- 如果你说话虚夸, 人们便不会相信你了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- She did not exaggerate about the height of the tower.
- 她没有把塔的高度夸大.
期刊摘选
- I appreciate your honesty. It's really quite refreshing . Some interviewees tend to exaggerate.
- 我欣赏你的诚实,有些面试者会夸大自己的能力,而你和他们完全不同. 令人耳目一新.
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- I do not want to exaggerate the case for a ban.
- 我不想夸大实施禁令的理由.
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- Moreover, the system tends slightly to exaggerate the victory winning party.
- 而且, 这种制度似乎有些夸大获胜党的胜利.
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- However, under no circumstances should we exaggerate our achievements or regard our accomplishments as superb.
- 但是, 切不可过分夸张自己的成就,切不可把我们的事情说得太美满了.
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- If exaggerate a little to wear a down jacket.
- 要是穿羽绒服有点夸张了.
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- Bob has a tendency to exaggerate things.
- 鲍勃有爱夸张的倾向.
辞典例句
- We should treat accurately the own value of the procedure and should not exaggerate its value.
- 应该准确地看待程序的自身价值并且不要夸大其价值.
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- A new accent is an adventure, be bold! exaggerate wildly.
- 学新的口音是一种冒险, 大胆点! 尽量夸张.
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- In my opinion, it is not good to exaggerate the role of any one individual.
- 我认为, 过分夸大个人作用是不对的.
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- During the interview, some interviewees tend to exaggerate.
- 面试时, 有些面试者会有夸大的倾向.
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